{"id":11098,"date":"1996-10-05T19:11:00","date_gmt":"1996-10-05T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/?p=11098"},"modified":"2026-10-14T19:21:25","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T19:21:25","slug":"belgian-procar-championship-1996-%f0%9f%87%a7%f0%9f%87%aa%f0%9f%8f%86%f0%9f%8f%86","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ooooiykyk.com\/audiarchives\/1996\/10\/05\/belgian-procar-championship-1996-%f0%9f%87%a7%f0%9f%87%aa%f0%9f%8f%86%f0%9f%8f%86\/","title":{"rendered":"Belgian Procar Championship (1996) \ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea\ud83c\udfc6\ud83c\udfc6"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What:<\/strong>\u00a01996 Belgian Procar Championship<\/a>
Series:<\/strong>\u00a0Belgian Procar Championship<\/a>
Model Family:<\/strong>\u00a0A4<\/a>, 80<\/a>
Model \/ Generation Code(s):<\/strong>\u00a0type 8D<\/a>, R7<\/a>
Chassis \/ Matrix:<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>B5<\/a>, B4<\/a>
Racecar Generation:<\/strong> R7<\/a>
Class:<\/strong>\u00a0Division 1 \/ Super Touring; Division 2
Rounds:<\/strong>\u00a08 meetings \/ 16 races
Season:<\/strong>\u00a01996<\/a>
Circuits:<\/strong>\u00a0Zolder<\/a>, Spa-Francorchamps<\/a>, Chimay<\/a>
Countries:<\/strong>\u00a0Belgium<\/a>
Manufacturer Champion:<\/strong>\u00a0Audi<\/a>
Division 1 Driver Champion:<\/strong>\u00a0Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hemroulle<\/a>
Division 2 Driver Champion:<\/strong>\u00a0Christophe Dechavanne<\/a>
Winning Entrant:<\/strong>\u00a0Belgian VW Audi Club<\/a>
Division 1 Winning Car:<\/strong>\u00a0A4 quattro Super Touring<\/a> #14
Division 2 Winning Car:<\/strong>\u00a080 quattro Competition<\/a> #22
Championship Chassis:<\/strong>\u00a0ST06<\/a> contributed to the Division 1 title; RT13<\/a> won Division 2<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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OVERVIEW<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Audi won both division titles in the 1996 Belgian Procar Championship.\u00a0Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hemroulle secured Division 1 in an A4 quattro, while Christophe Dechavanne won Division 2 in an Audi 80 quattro. Both competed for the Belgian VW Audi Club, and Audi also claimed the manufacturers\u2019 trophy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The calendar comprised eight meetings and 16 races at three Belgian circuits. Zolder hosted three meetings, Spa-Francorchamps four and Chimay one, with the season running from April 21 to October 5.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

AUDI\u2019S BELGIAN LINEUP<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hemroulle raced the number 14 A4 throughout the season. Vincent Vosse joined in number 19 for the final two Spa meetings, while Dechavanne\u2019s number 22 Audi 80 contested Division 2.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Super Touring Register identifies Hemroulle\u2019s early-season car as ST06, previously raced by Emanuele Pirro in Italy. Vosse took over that chassis for the final two meetings; Hemroulle continued in another A4 whose chassis number is not identified in the cited records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A4 QUATTRO: HEMROULLE\u2019S DIVISION 1 TITLE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hemroulle\u2019s seven credited Division 1 victories included a double at Chimay. Vosse added a win at the Spa finale, giving Audi eight credited victories across the 16-race calendar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hemroulle finished with 95 championship points, ahead of Honda\u2019s Didier de Radigu\u00e8s on 70 and BMW\u2019s Marc Duez on 60. Vosse placed seventh with 17 points from his two-meeting campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AUDI 80 QUATTRO: DECHAVANNE\u2019S DIVISION 2 TITLE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Christophe Dechavanne won Division 2 in Audi 80 quattro chassis RT13.<\/strong> Built by Audi Sport in May 1994, RT13 had previously raced with Emanuele Pirro in Italian Superturismo before moving to Belgium for the 1995 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dechavanne\u2019s title complemented Hemroulle\u2019s A4 success, giving the team championship-winning entries from two Audi model generations. RT13 remained competitive beyond 1996, carrying Dechavanne to another Belgian Division 2 title in 1997.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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AUDI TEAMS & DRIVERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Team \/ Entrant<\/th>Car<\/th>No.<\/th>Driver<\/th>Division<\/th>Chassis<\/th><\/tr>
Belgian VW Audi Club<\/td>A4 quattro<\/td>14<\/td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hemroulle<\/td>1<\/td>ST06 through meeting 6; later chassis unconfirmed<\/td><\/tr>
Belgian VW Audi Club<\/td>A4 quattro<\/td>19<\/td>\ud83c\udde7\ud83c\uddea Vincent Vosse<\/td>1<\/td>ST06, meetings 7\u20138<\/td><\/tr>
Belgian VW Audi Club<\/td>80 quattro<\/td>22<\/td>\ud83c\uddeb\ud83c\uddf7 Christophe Dechavanne<\/td>2<\/td>RT13<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

RACE CALENDAR & AUDI RESULTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The table reproduces the Super Touring Register\u2019s race classifications. Each result pair lists Race 1 followed by Race 2. Dechavanne\u2019s figures are race classifications, not Division 2 finishing positions<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date<\/th>Event<\/th>Circuit<\/th>Hemroulle #14<\/th>Vosse #19<\/th>Dechavanne #22<\/th><\/tr>
April 21, 1996<\/td>1<\/td>Zolder<\/td>DSQ \/ 1st<\/strong><\/td>\u2014<\/td>8th \/ 9th<\/td><\/tr>
May 5, 1996<\/td>2<\/td>Spa-Francorchamps<\/td>1st<\/strong> \/ 4th<\/td>\u2014<\/td>5th \/ 6th<\/td><\/tr>
May 26, 1996<\/td>3<\/td>Zolder<\/td>4th \/ 6th<\/td>\u2014<\/td>15th \/ 5th<\/td><\/tr>
June 23, 1996<\/td>4<\/td>Chimay<\/td>1st \/ 1st<\/strong><\/td>\u2014<\/td>7th \/ 6th<\/td><\/tr>
July 7, 1996<\/td>5<\/td>Spa-Francorchamps<\/td>DNF \/ 7th<\/td>\u2014<\/td>33rd \/ 5th<\/td><\/tr>
August 31, 1996<\/td>6<\/td>Zolder<\/td>1st<\/strong> \/ 2nd<\/td>\u2014<\/td>5th \/ 6th<\/td><\/tr>
September 22, 1996<\/td>7<\/td>Spa-Francorchamps<\/td>1st<\/strong> \/ 2nd<\/td>4th \/ 5th<\/td>6th \/ 8th<\/td><\/tr>
October 5, 1996<\/td>8<\/td>Spa-Francorchamps<\/td>3rd \/ 1st<\/strong><\/td>1st<\/strong> \/ 2nd<\/td>7th \/ 6th<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DIVISION 1 DRIVER STANDINGS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>Driver<\/th>Marque<\/th>Pts.<\/th><\/tr>
1<\/td>Jean-Fran\u00e7ois Hemroulle<\/td>Audi<\/td>95<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>Didier de Radigu\u00e8s<\/td>Honda<\/td>70<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Marc Duez<\/td>BMW<\/td>60<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Thierry Tassin<\/td>BMW<\/td>56<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Eric Bachelart<\/td>Peugeot<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
6<\/td>Pierre-Alain Thibaut<\/td>Opel<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr>
7<\/td>Vincent Vosse<\/td>Audi<\/td>17<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

DIVISION 2 CHAMPION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Driver<\/th>Team \/ Entrant<\/th>Car<\/th>No.<\/th>Chassis<\/th><\/tr>
Christophe Dechavanne<\/td>Belgian VW Audi Club<\/td>Audi 80 quattro<\/td>22<\/td>RT13<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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MANUFACTURER STANDINGS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Pos.<\/th>Manufacturer<\/th>Pts.<\/th><\/tr>
1<\/td>Audi<\/td>98<\/td><\/tr>
2<\/td>BMW<\/td>83<\/td><\/tr>
3<\/td>Honda<\/td>50<\/td><\/tr>
4<\/td>Peugeot<\/td>45<\/td><\/tr>
5<\/td>Opel<\/td>35<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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